introduction

Introduction

You have probably heard of the new Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth intiative Literacy with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Across the Curriculum. That is why you are visiting this webquest! Literacy with ICT is NOT a new curriculum. Rather, it is a continuum developed to assess students' literacy with ICT. It is meant to be used as assessment For Learning and AS learning. It is not just a summative assessment tool (OF learning).
Each Manitoba teacher, from Kindergarten to Grade 8 will be required, as of 2008 - 2009, to fully implement Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum in their classroom. In addition, schools are expected to report to parents of K - 8 students within their existing reporting structure. Reporting on the progress of each student's literacy with ICT along the developmental continuum is to be based on the following framework:
Reporting on three competencies of Literacy with ICT:

• demonstrates critical thinking with ICT to plan and gather information
• demonstrates creative thinking with ICT to produce and communicate information
• demonstrates responsibility and ethics with ICT

This can be demonstrated by providing evidence of and opportunities to discuss student literacy with ICT at parent/teacher/student conferences. These discussions can be facilitated by

• portfolios of student work, including electronic portfolios
• individual student profiles based on the Developmental Continuum for Literacy with ICT

All K-8 classroom teachers are responsible for the development, assessment and reporting of student literacy with ICT across the curriculum. Keeping in mind the "Gradual Release of Responsibility" Model of Explicit Instruction (page 17 of the **support handbook** ), teachers will share the responsibility with students as appropriate. Other members of the learning community, such as resource teachers, teacher-librarians, teacher mentors, and others, may be involved as required.